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  Three Common and Valid Reasons for a company to go for an IPO - Initial Public Offering   There are many reasons why a Company get listed in the Stock Exchange or Share Market through IPO(Initial Public Offering). Aside from the risk involved in the Unlisted Shares, As an Investor there is no need to buy a company immediately, where it comes for an IPO. It's like a mood of Euphoria and Herd Mentality. But many of us think that if we buy something(Mostly Garbage of Stocks)  before it's getting listed in the Stock Exchange, we can make a lot of money once it's listed. This is where most of the Investors or Traders' mistakes occur.  As we said that there are many reasons for a company gets listed in the Stock Exchange through the route of Initial Public Offering - so called IPO. Here are some of the common reasons, Exit Option:  To provide an exit option for the existing investors of a Company. Mostly by Venture Capitalists, Ange Investors and Private Equity comp...

Global Stock Market Indices - 2025   In Common, Stock exchanges operate in about 90 countries worldwide. Of these, more than 250 Stock Exchanges are recognized and regulated. Some Developed and Emerging countries have more than one Stock Exchanges. Global stock markets are generally classified into regions such as North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Around 58,000 to 60,000 companies are listed on stock exchanges worldwide. Most of these companies are listed on Asia-Pacific region stock exchanges. The combined Global Market Cap across all exchanges is valued to be USD 110 - 115 Trillion. Based on 2024 data (Market capitalization), the US stock exchanges are in the lead. The value of the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE), which was founded in 1792, is about 28 trillion US dollars (July 2024). The NASDAQ Stock Exchange, like the others, is worth around 26.62 trillion US dollars. In third place is the Shanghai Stock Exchange...

  Kothari Petrochemicals - Fundamentals - Stock Insights   Manufacturer of PolyIso Butylene, founded in the year 1990 Kothari Petrochemicals Ltd is a part of HCK(HC Kothari) Group (Founded in 1919) Largest producer of Polyisobutylene (PIB) in India  PIB used in: Lubricants, Adhesives, Sealants, Construction Chemicals, Rubber, Paints, Polymer Modification and Optical Fibre   Production Facility: 36,000 TPA (Manali, Chennai)   Exports: More than 20 Countries (Americas, Africas, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and South East Asia)    Products: Kothari Petrochemicals Ltd is the largest producer of Polyiso Butylene in India. In Common, Polyiso Butylene belongs to the group of viscous and non-drying liquid polymers. It is widely used in various applications such as Adhesives, Construction Chemicals, Paints, Polymer Modification, Optical fibre, Rubber and Sealants. High Tack Glue PIB R-01: It is a Tacky glue which is used in Industrial Chemicals, has uses...

 Jyoti Resins and Adhesives - Fundamentals - Stock Insights   Jyoti Resins and Adhesives Ltd is a manufacturer of Synthetic Resin adhesives. The company manufactures various types of Wood adhesives (White Glue) under it's brand name, "EURO 7000". EURO 7000, the brand which was launched in the year 2006. It is also the second largest selling wood adhesive (White Glue) brand in India in the retail segment. Jyoti Resins and Adhesives were established in the year 1994 by Mr. Jagdish Nathalal Patel and he is the Chairman of the company. The company is headquartered at Ahmedabad and the manufacturing facility at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat. The company services it's products across 14 States in India with 38 Branches and 60 Distributors. It has 400+ Sales Force and 12,000 Active Retailers for selling it's products. The manufacturing plant at Santej, Ahmedabad is currently with a capacity of 24,000 TPA.      Jyoti Resins and Adhesives were listed in the Bombay Stock Exchang...

 Supreme Petrochem Ltd - Fundamentals - Stock Insights   It is the largest producer and exporter of Polystyrene polymers in India, which is holding more than 50 Percent Market Share in the Indian Market. It is also the largest exporter of Polystyrene polymers from India and exporting to more than 100 Countries globally. Supreme Petrochem Ltd is a Petrochemical company, which is a Joint venture between Supreme Industries and Rajan Raheja Group, founded in the year 1995. It is mainly engaged in the manufacturing of Polystyrene, Compounds of Styrenics and other polymers. The company's main products are General Purpose Polystyrene, High Impact and Expandable Polystyrene, Master batches and compounds.   Generally, Polystyrene is a synthetic resin, which is used in variety of applications like Injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming and blow molding. It is used mainly in Automotive, Building insulation, Electronics, Medical supplies, Packaging, Protective lamination, ...

 Sheela Foam Ltd - Fundamentals - Stock Insights   Sheela Foam Limited is a leading company and Market Leader in the Mattress Segment in India, which was founded in the year 1971. The company holds more than 30 Percent Market Share in the Mattress Segment in India, focused on PU(Polyurethane) Foam and Rubberized Coir Mattresses. The company manufactures and sells like Furniture Cushions, Pillows, Mattresses, Bedspreads, Blankets, Mattress Protectors, Sofa sets and other bedding and comforter related Products. It is also exporting it's products to more than 25 Nations and the company has a strong base in India in it's business with more than 100+ Exclusive Dealers, 5,000+ Exclusive Brand outlets and 13,000+ Retail Dealers.     Sheela Foam Ltd's products are mostly used in the Automotive, Audio Industry, Hotels, Wedding Houses, Guest Houses, Resorts and Well decorated Apartments. The Company's Popular brands are Sleepwell, Kurl-on, Feather Foam, Joyce, Interplasp, Slee...

 Seshasayee Paper and Boards - Fundamentals - DCF - Insights   Seshasayee Paper and Boards Ltd is part of SPB-ESVIN Group(Tamil Nadu based), founded in the year 1960 and doing business in the Paper Segment. It is engaged in the business of Manufacturing and sale of Printing and Writing Papers, Paper boards. The company has an integrated pulp, paper and paperboard mill at Erode and another one paper mill at Tirunelveli, Tamil nadu. SPB-ESVIN Group's other companies are Ponni Sugars, High Energy Batteries, SPB Projects and Consultants, SPB-ESVIN Advanced Technologies. From there, SPB-ESVIN Advanced Technologies is engaged in the fundamental research in Bio-Technology, Membrane Cell Technology and Technology for gassification of Bio-waste or fuel. High Energy Batteries are doing business in manufacture of Silver Zinc and Nickel Cadmium Batteries, especially for Army, Navy and Airforce in India. Ponni Sugars is a part of this group, engaged with Sugar manufacturing. SPB Projects a...

 IPO(Initial Public Offer) Performance in the Indian Stock Market Since 2012   BSE(Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE(National Stock Exchange) are the two main exchange for the Stock Market in India. More than 5,000 companies are publicly listed on the BSE, where the exchange was started in the year 1875. The Market value or Market Capitalization of the BSE is around USD 5.6 Trillion. There are 2,500+ companies are listed in the NSE, which was founded in the year 1992 and it's valued at USD 5.5 Trillion by this September 2024. Nifty50 is the primary index of the National Stock Exchange(NSE) and Sensex is the primary index for the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE). It is noteworthy that there are SME Exchange for listing the Small and Medium Enterprises(SME) under BSE and NSE Exchanges. So far this year 2024, around 252 companies have been listed in the Indian Equity IPO Market, which included with SMEs. The total amount raised from these IPO Market for the current year till date is Rs.70...

 BASF India Limited - Fundamentals - FY2024   BASF ( 'Baden   Aniline   and Soda Factory') is a German based MNC and the largest chemical producer in the world, which was founded in the year 1865. This group comprises with so many subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 nations. It have more than 390 production sites across the world and has clients in over 190+ Countries. BASF Group is having more than 1.12 Lakh employees globally in almost every country in the world. It is a Euro 69 Billion revenue Group as per the 2023 Report. Wintershall, Nunhems, TrinamiX, Cognis, BTC Europe, Chemster, Siegfried PharmaChemikalien Minden, Verenium Corporation, Isobionics, Succinity, Pinturas Thermicas del Norte are the subsidiaries of BASF Group. BASF India Ltd is a part of BASF Group. The business portfolio consists of Six segments such as Agricultural Solutions, Materials, Industrial solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Chemicals. Here are the few f...

 D-Link India Ltd - Financial Data Insights    Market Leader Of Switches & WLAN - Networking Products in India Key Products & Services: Wireless Broadband 4G/5G Routers, AIoT applications, IP Cameras, Devices to Smart Homes, Cloud Platforms, Switches and Structured Cabling   Revenue Breakup:    Domestic/Exports: 95% / 5%     Networking Products: 99% & Networking Software: 1% Geographical:  82 Operating & Sales locations across 44 Countries     Market Share in India:   WLAN Products: 40%    Switches: 30% Promoter: Taiwan based, founded in the year 1986 (51% Holding)     Fundamentals:  Debt Free Listed Company.  Interest Coverage Ratio(ICR): 126 Times  Sales Growth for the last 5 Yrs(CAGR): 12%  Profit Growth for the last 5 Yrs(CAGR): 26%  Balance Sheet - Reserves: Rs.458 Cr (Mar 2024)  Return on Equity - 5 Yrs: 19%  Return on Capital Employed(ROCE) - 5 ...

 Infosys Limited - FY24 Results & Insights India's second largest Information Technology (MNC) Company - Infosys were announced it's Q4FY24 and Financial year ending 2024 results today. We know that Infosys Limited is a Debt Free and Cash Rich Company in India. When we look at it's Operating Profit Margin(OPM) by every year, it is beyond 20 Percent always. So that it is managing well it's expenses on Total Revenue. However, it is increasing it's borrowing cost for the past 5 years.  As on Financial year ending March 2024, the borrowing cost seems Rs.8,359 Crore and the Cash Equivalents were stood at Rs.14,786 Crore. Let's see how it was performed in the last Financial year 2024 (Data below as Consolidated Statement - FY24), FY2024 vs FY2023: Revenue: Rs.1,53,670 Cr vs Rs.1,46,767 Cr Operating Profit: Rs.36,425 Cr vs Rs.35,130 Cr Operating Profit Margin(OPM): 24 % vs 24% Net Profit:  Rs.26,248 vs Rs.24,108 Balance Sheet & Cash Flow:  Reserves(March 2024):...

 Market Trading Hours of the Major Stock Exchanges - Global Equity Market   Looking at the Global Stock Market Participation as per the FY 2022-23 Data, more than 55 Percent of the Total population in US invests directly in the Equity Market. This is about 33 Percent in the United Kingdom, 13 Percent in China and around 2 Percent in Brazil. In India, the contribution is around 3 Percent of the Total population, at the same time when looking at households, it is about 17 Percent participation in the Indian Equity Market. While there are many reasons for the low penetration(Participation) in the Stock Market in India, the most common and widely cited factor by the common public, it's Market Trading Hours.  Generally, the Market Trading hours in India would starts from 09:15 AM and ended at 03:30 PM during Monday to Friday(Week Days). Most of the people on this duration and days were engaged with their Corporate Job or Regular Profession. As the common public thinking that, ...

Gujarat Gas Limited - Financial Data Insights Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL) is a government company, formerly Known as GSPC Distribution Networks Limited(GDNL). The Company is engaged in the business and distribution of Natural gas in India and it's a Debt Free Company. Gujarat State Petronet holds 54.17 Percent of Stake in GGL.   GGL caters to its customers by providing CNG and PNG connections in domestic, Industrial, Commercial and Non commercial segments in the areas of South & Central Gujarat and Saurashtra.   India's largest player in City Gas Distribution with 27 CGD licenses across 43 districts in 6 states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh and One Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.   GGL with more than 15.5 lakh households, over 13,000 commercial customers, 559 CNG stations, over 4000 industrial units and close to 30,000 kilometer of natural gas pipeline network. Market Share: Domestic Connections - 24 Percent Commerci...

 Listed Companies without (Zero) Promoter Holding in the Indian Stock Market ?   According to the minimum public share holding rule as per the Regulations for the Indian Equity Market and it's Exchange, a listed company must allocate at least 25 Percent of it's shares to the Public including Retail Market participants. When we say public shareholders(25 Percent Rule), it may include Retail investors, HNI and Large Investors and Institutions.  On the other side for the Promoters, there is a rule that they should not hold more than 75 Percent of Shares in a single listed company in the Indian Equity Market. If a company owns more than 75 Percent of Shares in a company, then those shares must be sold through Divestment in a particular period of time.  Generally, these Promoters' Shareholding rules are not applicable for the Government owned companies and exempted entity. So they can hold more than 75 Percent of it's shares at anytime. Eg: Govt owned Insurance Companies,...

 Infosys reported a net profit of Rs.5,945 Crore in Q1FY24 - Quarterly Results   Infosys Limited - India's second largest IT Company after TCS, recently reported it's first quarterly results for the Financial year 2023-24. In the said April - June quarter, the company's revenue was Rs.37,933 Crore and the expenditure is said to be Rs.28,869 Crore as well. The Operating Profit were stood at Rs.9,064 Crore and the Operating Profit Margin(OPM) of 24 Percent in the First quarter of FY2024. It is noteworthy that the average of Quarterly OPM's are above 24 Percent for Infosys Limited. As other income, the company earned Rs.561 Crore in the June Q1 results.   Profit Before Tax(PBT) were stood at Rs.8,362 Crore and the bottom line which was the Net Profit is said to be Rs.5,945 Crore. As compared to the previous year's June quarter 2022-23, the current revenue has grown by 10 Percent and the Net Profit has also grown by 11 Percent. In the Past, the EPS was stood at Rs.12.74...

10 Years of TATA Motors Ltd - Financial Statement - Fundamental Insights   Tata Motors Limited is a leading global automobile manufacturer and India's second largest company in Automotive segment next to Maruti Suzuki. It is the part of Tata Group, an Indian multi-national conglomerate which provides its products and services on Buses, Cars, Defense Vehicles, Sports utility vehicles, Trucks and other related automotive in it's segment. It is noteworthy that Tata Motors bought the famous and iconic brands Jaguar and Land Rover in the year 2008, from the Ford Company. Tata Motors is the leading player in the Commercial vehicle segment with a market share of around 45 Percent as per the FY2022. It is also said to be a Market leader in the EV segment with a market share of around 87 Percent in the year FY22 in India. The company's last dividend was declared in the year 2016 for the Financial year 2015-16 with an amount of Rs. 0.20 per Share. Tata Motors Ltd is trading in the In...